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Silversupply-vs-demand gap is the hero · walking skeleton (Phase 0)

-90Moz/yr ’26
▲ deficit
Demand is above supply — structurally price-supportive.
Silver is a dual metal — ~55–60% industrial demand. It reads off the industrial cycle as much as the monetary backdrop.
gap Moz/yrsolid=actual · faded=projection+108+540-54-108’22’24’26’28’30balanced · 0
Silver supply-vs-demand gap by period (Moz/yr)
PeriodGapState
2022-80deficit
2023-80deficit
2024-75deficit
2025-75deficit
2026-90deficit
2027 (proj.)-60deficit
2028 (proj.)-55deficit
2029 (proj.)-53deficit
2030 (proj.)-55deficit
Show detail — who forecasts what
Forecaster spread for Silver, 2026
Forecaster2026Call
Silver Institute-67 Moz▲ deficit
Metals Focus-72 Moz▲ deficit
Our view-90 Moz▲ deficit
Source: Silver Institute / Metals Focus World Silver Survey (annual) · interim revisions. Forecasters disagree and revise — the gap to actuals later grades each.